Implement for manipulating wires on high-voltage circuits.



JHGRONIN. IMPLEMENT FOR MANIPULATIG WIRES 0N HIGH VOLTAGE CIRCUITS.'

APPLIATIN FILED MAY 13, 1912.

L @g, Patented Nov. 26, mi2.

entran semaine rnriinfr einen.

JEREMIAH CRONIN, OF WAPAKONTA, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE CRONIN ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES COMPANY. 0F WAAKONETA, OHIO.

IMPLEMEN T FOR. MANPULATING TIRES 0N' HIGH-'VOLTAGE' CIRCUITS.

Specification of 'Letters Patent.

Patented Non. 25, i912.

Application filed May 13, i912. Serial No. 65??,100.

V7o o!! whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jniinirniii CROMN, a citizen ot the United States, residing.D at Wapakoneta, in the eount)7 of Auglaize and State of Ohio, have invented eertain new and useful lniproveiiients in lmpleiiieiits for Manipulating' TWires on High-Voltage Circuits, el which the followingr is a specititration.

This invention relates more particularly to an iinpleii'ient for use in manipulatingl line wires ot' high potential transmission Circuits, whiletlie power is on such wires,`

the object .of the inrention'being to permit of the manipulation et' sueli wires with the power on, without danger to the wot-linien. or person handling the implement.

The praetieal operation of the implement arises tor example. in eonnee'tion with makine` repairs on high Voltage lines. while the power is on. ln sueh a ease. it is frequently7 net'essary or desirable to hold certain of said eondurtors in t-ertain positions, as for example to litt one ot the line wires up out ot' its normal plane oi support. or to pull the sanie tio one side. oi" its usual position, for the purpose ol` teinporarili1 getting it out of the way. or For other purposes, partielilarly where several wires. as .For example in high voltage threwpliuse rireuit are earried on a ('OllllllUll (fl'() ?f2l|'|ll. (.'l \\ll(`l'il SYQll ('1'0S` arms Carry a nuiulier ot' ditlerent wires. To periuit this to be done with safety to the workmen. it is neeessary that the Wires so manipulated should not be liable to slip away troni the implement. and also that very thorougl'i insulation should be provided. so

as to insure perteet .safety to the workmen. l

The present invention has t'or its object, the provision oi sueh au implement and in i order to more partieularly describe said inj n i scribed. t-=inpi'isiiin' :in insulator mounted on vention, reference will be had to the aeoonipanying draining, wherein Figure t represents in perspective, one` forni o'l said implement, showing` the saine i in the aetot' raising,l a line wire; Fig. Q is a seetional elevation of said implementl with z 1 between said hooks its handle broken awa ifi". 23 is a. side elet ration o'l said implement with its handlei broken away; and Fig. l is a similar View f ot said implement'. .showing the saine, in the :iet of polline' a wire.

ln the lot'in ol' the said intention shown in the :iet-omiiunyiug; drawing. 'wliieh comprises.

` among other parte, two wires 1 and passing` in opposite directions, or around opp0 site sides of the neel( of a highpotentiai pettieoat insulator 3, after the manner of tie-wires, one end of each of said wires being twisted around the other, as indicated, while the other ends are bent upward and then downward in opposite' directions toform two hook members 4 and 5, the openings of whieh are substantially above a groove or slot G in the top of the insulator.

This insulator may be, and preferably is, one ot the regular commercial. high potential pettieoat. insulators, in which is formed an opening` 'T for the supporting pin In this openingg` 7 is handle S, preferably of wood.

ll'vhen itis desired to lift a wire by inea-ns of this implement, as shown in Fig. l for example, the wire is entered between the hooks 4 and 5. as shown, and the implementis then turned :ind the wire rests iii the slot G. ny tendency on the part of the wire to slip upward or laterally will be cheeked by means of these hooks.

The insulator :l thorouglilj insulates the workmen from the wire being inanigiilated, so that the operation may he earried on with absolute safety. ln pulling a wire toene side, the hooks t and 5 come into play, as indicated for example in Fig. l-. p

Having fullyy described my said invention, what lf claim is l. An iniplenient of the character described, Comprising an insulator mounted on a suitable rod. and two hooks secured to the insulator and arranged side by side in reverse positions, so lhat a line wire may be passed between them and be reteiied within the loop termed by the hooks.

2. .in implement of the character de- :i rod, and two wire members fastened to gether around the insulator, each member being bent upwardlyv and downwardly to i'orni two rerersel'i'airrangred hooks side by side. so as to permit a line wire to be passt-d and be i'eeeived within the loop. tornied thereby. t

.-. ."in implement of the class described,

eonprisiutf high voltage insulator of the pettieoat type, two upwardly extending ht'olt's eoniprising two wire extensions wrapped around the neek oit said insulator,

secured, one end of a pole` ybent upwardly and then downwardy in oppositiloned hooks,y arranged side by sdeend poste directions to form a loop, and a rod carrying said insulator.

4. A n implement of the class described, comprising\a high voltage insulator of the Petticoat type, two wires passing partly around opposite sides of the neck of said insulate@ and wrapped around each other, each of said Wires having an extension bent upwardly and then bent downwardly in opposite directions to form two reverselyadapted to receive a wire through the open ends of said hooks above the top of said insulator, und a rod carrying said insulator. 15

In testimony whereof I amx my signature vin ,presence of two Witnesses.

4JEREMAH GRONIN.

Witnesses:

W. W. WHITHNGTON, GRACE SHAWBER. 

